Had a great time at the Berryville Prepper Expo on Saturday 16 March, we had over a hundred people stop by our booth to say hello and check out our products. Gary and his wife Jen made the trek from Ohio as this was our first booth at any expo and we didn’t know what to expect, and gotta tell you I wasn’t disappointed. The crowd was great, everyone was...

Maintenance performed regularly and on schedule provides optimum longevity and helps prevent potential breakdowns or malfunctions. Beyond maintenance procedures for operational sake, the primary (and most important) reason for checking, inspecting, and constantly tuning up your home is to ensure maximum safety for you and your family.
Some of these items will take you...

We live in a digital age and until some earth changing event happens, life will continue this way. I know there are some of you whose lives don’t revolve around computers and iPods and iPhone, but for the larger part of society this is the norm. I am not saying you have to like it, but you could and should embrace it just a little bit and store some of your more...

Phase one and two should now be completed and you should be well on your way to survive disasters and emergencies. In phase one your goal was to have a 7 day supply of food and water and some basic items as part of your stockpile. In phase two your goal was to have a 30 day supply of food and water and plan your escape routes. In phase three you have two goals; the...

Now that you’ve completed your phase one tasks, we need to get a bit more serious in preparing for disasters and emergencies, and by that we mean you should start to Prepare Strong. In phase one you prepared your residence, office and vehicles for a possible seven day emergency.
In phase two we’ll suggest activities you should complete to prepare you residence...

Currency. Communications. Concealed weapon.
The three C’s should be part of your everyday carry (EDC). These are items that are always on your person. There are a number of different options for your EDC, but these three C’s should get you safely home or to a safe location in most scenarios. The key is to have options. The more forms of cash you can...

Prepare Strong is a disaster and emergency preparedness website dedicated to helping everyone get prepared by providing how-to articles and top quality products at very reasonable prices. Your family’s safety, as well as our own, is our goal.

Ask yourself these basic questions.

How long can I live without shelter? What could I eat? What is safe to drink?

How safe will my family be during an emergency situation?

Can we leave our house and where will we go during an emergency situation?

Do we have enough supplies to last through any disaster?

Can I protect my family and supplies during a disaster where folks are hungry and looting?

If you don’t know the answer to these very basic questions this site has the answer.

Every family, every person should have a quality disaster survival kit or an emergency preparedness kit somewhere close by in case the unimaginable happens right now. By just being prepared or knowing what to do in an emergency can save your life or the life of someone you love. To survive you need the proper equipment and you can find that equipment in our Store by simply clicking the link in the menu bar above.

Out in the real world any emergency or disaster situation could happen at any time without warning or notice. You’ve seen it time and time again in the movies, buildings are crashing down, and everyone is just running, but running where or they are too scared to move. Don’t be one of the unlucky one’s who didn’t prepare or don’t know what to do when an emergency situation happens. Read a few articles, buy a few products and get yourself prepared. This site will help you Prepare. Survive. Live.

Our blogs and articles cover a wide range of disaster and emergency preparedness topics that should be on everyone’s mind. While we cannot cover every possible scenario, we are trying our best to cover the topics you want to read about. Send us an idea for an article or better yet write one and well post it free of charge.

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Your vehicle is more than just transportation to and from work or the kids’ soccer game. It’s shelter, your security, your way out of Dodge when things go way wrong. You must perform routine maintenance on your vehicle, keep it in solid operating condition and ensure your emergency supplies are adequate for the coming season and accommodate the number of routine travelers who ride with you.

Water is life. Without it you will die. Humans can live without water for a very short period of time. The general guidance is you can survive without water for about three days. This is assuming you don’t lose any water through sweating, diarrhea, crying, excessively breathing through your mouth and wasting energy looking for more water.

Keeping your family fed and safe is always in the forefront of every parents mind. A close second is keeping your caloric needs up as you forage for food for the family or use your strength to build a secure environment. If you run out of energy your body will turn on itself and start eating you, literally. Starvation is no joke.